Railway-tie and rail-fastening.



J. J. STAWAR'I'Z. RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1911.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

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JOHN J. STAWARTZ, 0F HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOHN UI-IRIN, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 30, 1911.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

Serial No. 617,941.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JouN J. S'mwanrz, a citizen of the United States,residing at Homestead, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented cerf tain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Ties and Rail-Fastenings; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and

exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved tieshowing the rails applied and fastened thereto in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the tie. Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thetie with the fastening devices and rails removed. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of one of the inner rail fastening devices. Fig. 6 is asimilar view of one of the outside rail fastening devices, and Fig. 7 isa perspective view of one of the keys for holding the rail fasteningdevices in operative position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes my improved tiewhich is in the form of a metal eye beam of sufficient size and strengthto support and hold the rails. In the upper flange of the beam or tie 1on opposite sides of the web 2 or vertical portion thereof are formedparallel longitudinally extending slots 8 and 4: with which are adaptedto be engaged the rail fastening devices hereinafter described. In theupper portion of the web 2 of the tie adjacent to the inner ends of theslots 3 are formed transverse passages 5, the purpose of which will behereinafter described.

Adapted to be engaged with the slots 3 are inner rail fastening devices6, said devices comprising rail engaging plates 7 which are shaped tofit over the flanges of the rails and against the inner sides of thewebs and under sides of the head or tread portions of the rail as shown.On the lower edges of the rail engaging plates 7 are formed pairs ofattaching lugs 8 which are adapted to project through the slots 3 andengage the opposite sides of the web 2 of the tie to which said lugs arepivotally connected by a pivot bolt 9. On the inner sides of the lugsare formed locking flanges 10 which, when the fastening devices are inoperative engagement with the rails are disposed below and spaced asuitable distance from the lower surface of the upper flanges of the tiein line with the passages 5 formed through the web of the tie. lVhen thefastening devices 6 are in this position a looking wedge or kev 11 isdriven in between the flanges 10 and the adjacent under surface of theupper flange of the tie and through the passages 5 thereby locking thefastening devices in operative position.

Arranged in the slots 1 at the outer sides of the rails are combinedfastening and bracing devices 12, said devices comprising rail engagingplates 13 which are shaped to fit over the outer flanges of the railsand against the outer sides of the web and under side and outer edge ofthe head or tread of the rails as shown. On the lower edge of the plates13 are formed pairs of parallel attaching lugs 14 which are adapted tobe inserted through the slots 4 and which engage the opposite sides ofthe web 2 of the tie towhich said lugs are pivotally connected by apivot bolt 15.

On the inner sides of the lugs 14 are formed locking flanges 16 whichare spaced a suitable distance below the lower surface of the upperflanges of the tie in line with the adjacent passage 5 in the web 2 ofthe tie. When thus arranged, one of the locking wedges or keys 11 isdriven through the spaces between the flanges 16 and the adj acent undersurface of the upper tie flanges and through the passage 5 in the web ofthe tie, thereby'locking the outer fastening de vices 12 in engagementwith the outer sides of the rails, whereby the latter are securelyfastened to the tie and braced against spreading or upset-ting. 4

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings that thefastening devices at one end of the tie are of considerably greaterlength than the fastening devices at the opposite end of the tie andthat the longer fastening devices are employed at the joint or meetingends of two of the rail sections. By thus forming the joint fasteningdevices of greater length than the devices used on the ties between thejoints of the rails, the meeting ends of the rails are more firmlysecured. By providing the fastening devices with pairs of attaching lugswhich engage the opposite sides of the web of the tie it will be seenthat said fastening devices are firmly braced against longitudinalmovement and-when locked by the wedge shaped keys in the mannerdescribed will be rigidly secured to hold the rails in firm engagementwith the ties.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form. proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A railway tie comprising an I beam having formed in its upper flangespairs of slots, said slots being arranged on the opposite sides of theweb of the tie rail, fastening devices adapted to be engaged with theopposite sides of the rails, attaching lugs for-med on said fasteningdevices and adapted to project through said slots and into engagementwith the opposite sides of the Web of the tie, means to pivotallyconnect said lugs with said web, and means to lock the fastening devicesin operative engagement with the rails.

2. A railway tie comprising an I beam having formed in its upper flangeadjacentto its ends pairs of slots, said slots being arranged onopposite sides of the web of the beam, said web having forn'ledtherethrough transverse passages, rail fastening devices comprising railengaging plates shaped to fit the sides of the rail, pairs of attachinglugs formed on said plates and adapted to be engaged with the passagesin the flange of the tie, pivot bolts arranged through said lugs and theWeb of the tie, locking flanges formed on said lugs, and wedge shapedlocking keys adapted to be driven through the passages in the web of thetie and between said locking flanges and the adjacent under surface ofthe beam or tie flanges whereby said fastening devices are locked inoperative engagement with the rails.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN J. STAlVARTZ. lVitnesses ANTON KUBANosnK, S'rnvn Govzsrn.

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